Ridge-covering.



F. C. OVERBURY.

RIDGE COVERING.

APPLICATION F|LE01AN.21,1915. RENEWED JUNE 2,19\6.

1,295,361 Patented Feb. 25, 1919.

3. SQJL ridges or I y l v L FREDERICK C. OVERBURY, 0F MONTCLAIR, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGIVOR, BY.MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, TO THE FLINTKOTE COMPANY, OF BOSTON,

TION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

Application led January 21, 1915, Serial No. 3,482. Renewed .Tune

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it knownthat I, FREDERICK C. OVER- BURY, of Montclair, in the county ofA Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ridge- Coverings, of which the following is a specilication. v

In the laying ofv prepared coverings, and particularly shape of shingles or tiles, or which when laid present the appearanceof tiles or shingles, much diiculty is experienced in making the peaks watertight and atthe same tune securing a, visually pleasing result. It has been proposed to employ strips of copper at the peaks and ridges, but this involves additional expense and does not produce the finished appearance that is desirable.

The object of this invention is to produce as 'a new article of manufacture what I term a ridge strip, which maybe supplied with the packages of prepared roofing5 and which maybe laid or secured in place Without requiring especial skill on the part of the wor en. I accomplish this object in the particular embodiment of the invention illustrated by providing a plurality of vshingle or v 'tile-like element-s whichV are secured in overlapping position upon an elongated base or support, to const`tute a ridge strip, and

Which is foldable on a line longitudinal upon the strip so as to'be secured upon the angular portions of the roof terminating in the ridge or peak, but other equivalent means may be utilized for securing said elements in their overlapping position.I y v 0n t e accompanying drawing, which illustrates one embodiment of the invention,

which the invention is not, however, lim- 1 shows a ridge strip ready for l packing and shipment.

Flg. 2 represents asection on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 shows the strip opened vto be secured on the ridge or peak.

Ishows the strip inside elevation.

F1g. 5 represents a, longitudinal 'section therethrough on the line of the fold.

Flg. 6 represents a section on the line 6 6 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 illustrates the location of the fasteners for securing the elements to the' base or support.

Specification of Letters Patent. i

those whichl are formed in th MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORA- .RIDGE-COVERIN G.

Patented Feb. 25, 191e.

2, 191s. serial No. 101,392.

In producing the ridge Vstrip which is illus-y trated in said drawings, I employV a flexible base or support l0 which consists of a stripV of roofing fabric, say for example 36 inches long and 8 inches in'width. The rooting fabric is preferably of wool felt or other equivalent fibrous material, which is either saturated or coated' (or both) with a waterproofing compound of asphalt, pitch or other hydrocarbon or bituminous material. Upon this base are placed shingles or tiles 11, which are so arranged that each overlaps the preceding one to a considerable extent4 Through the overlapped portion of each shingle, near its side edgesare passed suits able fasteners 12 such as staples, rivets or the like to secure it` to the base, as shown in Figs.I

6 `and 7. The overlapping elements of shingles preferably comprise a foundation con-- sisting of wool felt or other equivalent material impregnated with a waterproofing hydrocarbon or bituminous compound such for example as asphalt, or pitch, either alone or mixed with` oils or other ingredients, an

outer facing of harder Waterproof substance such as asphalt or pitch, and a protective Weatherproof coating or layer of crushed mineral embedded by pressure in the facing compolm'd when the latter is soft and plastic.

oofing elements or shingles, when so made, become hard and cannot be bent at a sharp angle without cracking and breaking the outer layer and exposing the foundation.

Hence, r s a step in the manufacture of my rldge s trlp, I have found it necessary to heat the shingles and then bend them along so that. they` can be placed on the ridge. This maybe done before the shingles are secured to the'base,fthe base being likewise bent or folded, but preferably I first attach the shingles While fiat to the flat base, and then im'- merse the strip' in a bat-h of hot water or' Steam until the component parts are sutli' ciently soft, and then bend or fold the strip over a line midway between its side edges so that the strip will present the 'appearance Shown in Figs. l and 2. I have discovered that on bending the mineral coated shingles after first softening them, the mineral coating'and the next lower layer do not crack,

and the mineral layer will not be injured.Vv on being 'permitted to cool and further that, and` set, the strip may subsequently be opened without damage to the said 'layers lits along the line of the fold. Hence the strips may be shipped to the job while folded and flat as shown in Fig. fl, and then opened as shown in Fig. 3 by the workmen. The angle of the two sides of wings of the strip may lthus be varied to fi-t the angle of the ridge or peak. n In order that the/ strip may be secured rwith facility upon the peak or ridge, and

upon the roof covering which has been laid to the line of said peak or ridge,'the base 10 first Lshingle thereon. 'The several strips may be secured in place by nails driven through the end portions 13, and also by lifting the corners of the shingles and driving nails through the layers thereunder.

Y Having thus explained the nature of` my said invention, and described a way of making andusing the same, although without attempting yto set forth all ofthe forms in which it vmay be madejor allof the modes of its use, what I claim is l 1. As a new article of manufacture, a ridge strip for roofs comprising a base consisting of an elongated narrow strip of flexible waterproof material, and a series of separate iexible waterproof shingleslapped lengthwise of said base and lsecured upon said base, said strip and the shingles being adapted to b e folded on a line longitudinal 'i of said base.

2. As a' new article of manufacture, a

ridge strip for 'roofs comprising a base con- -sisting of an elongated narrow strip of flexible waterproof material, and a series of lengthwise and secured upon sai separate flexible waterproof vshin les la ed b pp'd ase, sal

f base and shingles being folded or bent on a line lengthwise of said strip.

3. As .a new article 'of manufacture, ai ridge strip sisting o anp-elongated narrow strip of -waterproof roofing material; a series of v shingles each consisting of a iexible waterfor roofs, comprising a base confJ sisting, of an elongated narrow strip of waterproof roofing material; a series of shingles each consisting of a flexible waterproof foundation and having crushed mineral embedded in the face thereof, said shingles being lapped lengthwise of said base; and fasteners for securing said shingles to said base, the fastenersv for one shingle being covered by the next overlapping shingle, said'base and shingles being folded on a line parallel to and midway between the side edges of said strip.

5. As a new article of manufacture, a ridge strip for roofs, comprising a base consisting yo an elongated narrow strip of waterproof' roofing material; a series of shingles each consisting of a flexible waterproof foundation and having crushed mineral embedded-in the face thereof,=said shingles being lapped -lengthwise of said base; and fasteners for securingl said shingles to said base, the fasteners for one vshingle being covered by the next overlapping shingle, the base projecting at one end of the strip beyond the shingles, and the end shingle at the other end of the strip projecting beyond the base.

6. As a new article of manufacture, a ridge strip for roofs, comprising a plurality 'of separate similar flexible waterproof shingles lapped lengthwise one upon the other with their side edges Hush, and means for permanently securing said shingles in said overlapped relation, said shingles being, foldable on 'a line parallel with the sidel edges thereof so that the strip as a manufac- FREDERICK o. -ovERBURn l' Witnesses:

Jos. W. BURenss, ,a H. Y. BLACKIs'roN. 

